Agreed about horn tooting design astronauts. There's a flip side to consider, though. I've seen brilliant people waste years of their energy and talent on tech

Agreed about horn tooting design astronauts. There's a flip side to consider, though. I've seen brilliant people waste years of their energy and talent on technology ideas that go nowhere due to a lack of ability to ship to a community and gain mindshare among relevant technologists. Folks should dismiss vanity and puffery, but broadcasting opportunities and successes (and interesting challenges that need solutions, even) is undervalued among certain engineers. And it's a critical part of "shipping" for certain kinds of projects.